Category: Industry News

On Site with Ditch Witch’s All Terrain Drill Published in: Construction Equipment Date: 1/1/2001 By: MOORE, WALT Two days of drilling rock in Texas allow a close look at how the new JT2720 All Terrain performs against its popular predecessor Ditch Witch’s design goal for its new JT2720 All Terrain horizontal directional drill was clear-cut: […]

Laying the Groundwork for Productive Trucks Published in: Fleet Owner Date: 1/1/2001 Productive work trucks require solid field research, experience What does it take to build a “work truck?” For truck body manufacturer Reading Body Works Inc., it takes a combination of the latest technology and good old-fashioned field research. “Work trucks are the result […]

Oshkosh Truck’s New Highland Chassis Combines Innovative Cab and Rugged Performance for Vocational Customers Published in: Business Wire Date: 11/14/2000 Oshkosh Truck Corporation (NASDAQ – OTRKB) announced today the introduction of a new heavy-duty, all-wheel-drive truck chassis to serve the ready-mix concrete industry and other vocational markets that require a heavy-duty, all-wheel-drive chassis. The new […]

Forestry equipment strikes fear into trees Published in: Hydraulics & Pneumatics Date: 11/1/2000 By: Heney, P J Forestry applications both In the field and in processing plants – require fluid power’s brute force and exact positioning. If a tree were to write a horror flick, undoubtedly the serial killer would not be Freddy Krueger, but […]

Safe Shop Tools Introduces Improved “Stepper 2000” for Truck Maintenance Published in: Business Wire Date: 10/31/2000 MISSOULA, Mont.–(AutomotiveWire)–Oct. 31, 2000 Safe Shop Tools Inc. is introducing its new and improved Stepper(TM)II Portable Tire Step, a compact, adjustable steel platform that fits over most truck tires and provides safe, secure footing for work on engines and […]

Workers at Duluth, Minn., Plant Put Final Touches on Machinery before Move Published in: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Date: 10/10/2000 By: Passi, Peter Workers at Vantage Point Manufacturing are installing lift equipment on their final truck before operations are moved from the outskirts of Duluth to Omaha, Neb. The company’s work force has been reduced […]

How to Best Rent the Access You Need. (aerial-work-platforms) Published in: Construction Equipment Date: 10/1/2000 By: GRIFFIN, JEFF Thinking through aerial-work-platform needs helps determine the rental model that best–and most economically–meets your needs You have to wonder what the world did without aerial-work platforms. Self- propelled aerial-work platforms (AWPs) have become absolutely essential tools in […]

How to Best Rent the Access You Need. (aerial-work-platforms) Published in: Construction Equipment Date: 10/1/2000 By: GRIFFIN, JEFF Thinking through aerial-work-platform needs helps determine the rental model that best–and most economically–meets your needs You have to wonder what the world did without aerial-work platforms. Self- propelled aerial-work platforms (AWPs) have become absolutely essential tools in […]

Lift Safety First Published in: Arbor Age Date: 8/1/2000 By: Peterson, Paul Choose The Best Lift For The Job Of all the tools of the tree care specialist, the aerial lift is one of the greatest. It can also be one of the most dangerous, if safety precautions are not followed. There are many types […]

DEERE TAKING THE LARGER VIEW Published in: Diesel Progress North American Edition Date: 3/1/2000 By: Bode, Dave Following rollout of compact machines, new articulated trucks and hydraulic excavators unveiled; large crawler dozers updated The last few months have been a busy time for John Deere Construction Equipment Co. First, the Moline, Ill.-based division of Deere […]

The Quite RESURRECTION OF TEREX CORP Published in: Diesel Progress North American Edition Date: 3/1/2000 By: Brezonick, Mike Company rebounds from near disaster to record profitability; chasing customers, not the competition; not in it for pats on the back The world is full of rags-to-riches stories, come-from-behind victories and one-punch, 15th round knockouts. And certainly […]

Twin Companies Manufacture, Distribute Utility Equipment. Published in: Trailer/Body Builders Date: 8/1/1999 By: Sauer, Bruce A truck equipment distributor is off to a quick start. The 18-month-old Utility Truck Equipment Company opened for business in a new facility and added a second building earlier this year after acquiring an aerial device manufacturer in February. Utility […]

Hydraulics make the most of function, workability of today’s utility equipment. Published in: Diesel Progress North American Edition Date: 8/1/1999 By: Henke, Russ The functions of hydraulic systems in present-day utility equipment are described. One of the most common applications is to allow installers or servicemen to reach out-of-the-way job sites using equipment such as […]

Rental boom not yet felt on the links; most golf courses still buy or lease turf equipment; constant use negates attractiveness of renting machines Published in: Diesel Progress North American Edition, Date: 7/1/1999 By: Mike Mercer While equipment rental has come of age in the construction equipment and power generation markets, it is leasing that […]

Association – creation of product specific group for boom truck crane manufacturers Published in: Diesel Progress North American Edition Date: 6/1/1999 The Construction Industry Manufacturers Association (CIMA) has added a new product specific group dedicated to boom truck crane manufacturers. The new CIMA bureau will provide members with market trends data on their segment of […]

Trailer Shipments Still Steady in April Published in: Trailer/Body Builders Date: 6/1/1999 By: Sauer, Bruce THE PLATEAU of trailer shipments continued in April-at historically high levels. Trailer manufacturers shipped an estimated 23,361 complete trailers during April, according to preliminary estimates published by the US Bureau of Census. The figure is very much in line with […]

Part III: GIS Sheds Lights on Changing Utility Industry Published in: Directions Magazine Date: 4/4/1999 By: Eric Cohen Mapping applications are rapidly branching into new areas as businesses of all kinds begin to understand the power of GIS.This article is the third in a three-part series that describes real-life applications of GIS in businesses. The […]

Part II: Filling the Cavities …with GIS Published in: Directions Magazine Date: 2/22/1999 By: Eric Cohen Mapping applications are rapidly branching into new areas as businesses of all kinds begin to understand the power of GIS.This article is the second in a three-part series that describes real-life applications of GIS in businesses. The medical industry […]

Part I: Reading, ‘Riting, ‘Rithmetic and Rasters Published in: Directions Magazine Date: 2/18/1999 By: Eric Cohen A large share of GIS applications are found in the retail and real estate sector.As more business professionals learn about the power of spatial data, they are beginning to apply mapping products to a broader spectrum of businesses.GIS is […]

Colorado Company Acquires Fort Wayne, Ind., Aerial Lifts Maker Published in: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Date: 2/11/1999 By: Lipp, Linda Feb. 10 — FORT WAYNE, Ind. — TECO Inc., a Fort Wayne-based manufacturer of aerial lifts and digger derricks, has been acquired by Mobile Tool International. MTI is a Westminster, Colo., company that also has […]

A trencher pioneer. George W. Parsons Published in: Construction Equipment Date: 1/1/1999 By: Landberg, Lynn George W. Parsons was one of the pioneers in manufacturing trenching machines. His first and smallest trencher was built in 1905, after which his trencher grew larger through the years. The biggest trencher, the 355, is capable of digging a […]

INFRASTRUCTURE: Aerial lift bucket Published in: Advanced Composites Bulletin Date: 10/1/1998 An aerial lift bucket made from a polymer composite using resin transfer moulding (RTM) is said to be 30% stronger than its sprayed-up counterparts, according to Amoco Chemicals, a supplier of some of the materials used. The vast majority of lift buckets are glass […]

America the brave – underground mining technology in North America Published in: World Mining Equipment Date: 6/1/1998 By: Casteel, Kyran Coal mining machinery, drilling, and mine planning systems are some of the mining technology fields where US and Canadian mining machinery suppliers have been on the cutting edge for a number of years. The introduction […]

Grove reaches new heights with new products – Grove Worldwide Div.’s new hydraulic cranes, truck-mounted cranes and aerial platforms Published in: Diesel Progress North American Edition Date: 3/1/1998 By: Dave Bode In this era of rapidly changing technologies, demanding markets and keen competition, it’s a challenge for any manufacturer to keep pace. Yet Grove Worldwide […]